description Soko G-4 Super Galeb Overview
The Soko G-4 Super Galeb is a single-engine, advanced jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft developed by the Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer Soko during the 1970s. It first flew in 1978 and was introduced as a faster, swept-wing successor to the earlier G-2 Galeb. The aircraft features a tandem cockpit for a pilot and an instructor, and it can be equipped with machine gun pods, rockets, and bombs for combat missions. It served as the primary advanced trainer for the Yugoslav Air Force and was notably used by the country's aerobatic display team.
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What was the Soko G-4 Super Galeb designed to do?
The G-4 was a two-seat advanced jet trainer that could also perform light ground-attack missions. SOKO built it in Mostar from a design led by Yugoslavia's Aeronautical Technical Institute. [Belgrade Aeronautical Museum](https://www.muzejvazduhoplovstva.mod.gov.rs/eng/253/soko-g-4-super-galeb-253)
When did the Soko G-4 Super Galeb first fly?
The first flight took place in July 1978, and serial production began in 1983. It was developed as a more capable, swept-wing successor to the earlier Soko G-2 Galeb. [Belgrade Aeronautical Museum](https://www.muzejvazduhoplovstva.mod.gov.rs/eng/253/soko-g-4-super-galeb-253)
Why is the Super Galeb associated with aerobatics?
The Yugoslav Air Force aerobatic team Leteće zvezde, or Flying Stars, replaced its earlier aircraft with seven G-4 Super Galebs around 1990. The team used the jets in blue, white, and red display colors until the aircraft were destroyed at Golubovci Air Base in 1999. [Flying Stars](https://aerobaticteams.net/en/teams/i64/Flying-Stars.html)
What are the main Soko G-4 Super Galeb variants?
The G-4 was the standard trainer and light-attack model, while the G-4Š was an unarmed training version. The G-4M added upgraded avionics and improved hardpoints, including wingtip missile rails. [Soko G-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soko_G-4_Super_Galeb)
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